... he walks among
shadows, a friend to the night. He inhales fog and exhales fear. He passes beneath the yellow suns hanging over the street from the dark
porcelain sky. And when he pauses, raises his gold-handled cane, the
mists about him gather like ghosts, and stories form for those who see.
He can peer into your mind—and your heart—and he will reveal your most
private secrets for others to see. Beware his shadowy presence at the
end of your driveway, outside your window, at your front door—for he
knows you better than you will ever know yourself.

In this collection of new and previously published stories and poems,
Jason Marchi presents unforgettable tales the likes of which the world
has not seen since writers like Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, and Rod
Serling (“The Twilight Zone”) first presented their stories to adoring
audiences of all ages.

INSIDE YOU’LL MEET . . .

A deeply troubled man who will stop at nothing to discover the identity
of the mysterious visitor to the grave of Edgar Allan Poe ... a woman
who hears voices coming from a field ... a man whose secret life has now
caught up with him ... a woman who is haunted by her own precognitive
dreams ... and a man sitting on death row thinking about his next move.

“We hear this lyrical, magical voice so little among American
writers. I had Jason Marchi as a student [at Francis Ford
Coppola’s Zoetrope Short Story Writers’ Workshop in 1998] and with
[his] work I feel like I am in the hands of a skilled and
confident story teller who knows where he is going and how to take
us along on the journey to a satisfying conclusion.”